for 2012: S – SENIOR JUDGE: Those who have competed successfully at the highest level and can demonstrate sufficient knowledge and experience in judging. Eligible to judge any competition. App – APPROVED JUDGE: Those knowledgeable and experienced with notable success in competition (amateur or professional) but not necessarily at the highest (ie. Gold Medal) level. Eligible to judge any competition, normally with Senior judges, but not major competitions except with a Senior judge or judges. Acc – ACCREDITED JUDGE: Those with recognised knowledge and/or experience. Eligible to judge local games/ competitions, but not eligible to judge adult events at major competitions. UK Based – Piobaireachd grade first: James Banks App S, James Burnet App App, Gordon Clark App Acc, Ronald Clark App Acc,Walter Cowan None S, Barry Donaldson None S, Ian Duncan App S,Alan Forbes App App, Andrew Frater Acc App, Sir Patrick Grant Acc App, James Hamilton Acc Acc, James Henderson None App, Patricia Henderson App App,William Hepburn None App, Bruce Hitchings App App, Linden Ingram Acc App, James Jackson Acc App, Hugh Jamieson Acc Acc,Tom Johnstone Acc App, Rona Lightfoot App App,, Roddy Livingstone Acc Acc, George
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Judges 2012
HE Joint Committee for Judging has issued the following list of adjudicators
Lumsden App App,Hugh MacCallum S S, John MacDougall S S, Iain MacFadyen S S, John Don Mackenzie App App, Archie Maclean Acc Acc, Colin MacLellan S S, Norman Matheson MBE S App, Ian McLellan BEM None S,, Duncan McDiarmid Acc Acc,, Dugald MacNeill App App, Malcolm McRae S S, Ronnie MacShannon S S, Iain Morrison S S, William Morrison S S, Neill Mulvie App App, Dr. John Ross Acc Acc, Stuart Shedden SApp,Tom Speirs S S, Dr. JackTaylor S App,AndrewVenters Acc App, RobertWallace S S, Duncan Watson App App, JohnWilson S S,Dr. Bill Wotherspoon S App, Andrew Wright S S. Overseas – Chris Apps Acc Acc, Maj. A.M. Cairns S S, Donald Lindsay App App,William Livingstone S S, Reay MacKay S S, James MacGillivray S S, James McIntosh MBE S S, Patrick Molard App App, RobertWorrall App S
College of Piping Radio
The podcast to April 15 features Iain Speirs playing Port Urlar, his winning tune from last year’s Argyllshire Gathering Senior Piobaireachd. There is also music from Strathclyde Police and Gordon Walker. Click on the link on the College website at